MYSIA. Cyzicus. Ca. 450-350 BC. EL 1/24 stater or myshemihecte (6mm, 0.65 gm). NGC AU 4/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Lion standing right, holding hilt of harpa in right forepaw and biting the blade, the end of which curves past his jaw, tail turned downward; tunny fish right below / Quadripartite mill-sail incuse square pattern. cf. Von Fritze I 177 (stater). Greenwell 108 and pl. V, 2 (same). Extremely rare an unrecorded in this denomination. The harpa is likely a connection to the myth of Perseus.
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Price realized | 1'100 USD |
Starting price | 250 USD |
Estimate | 500 USD |